Windermere softball outplays Foundation

This was the first time since the opening of Windermere High School that the Lady Wolverines and the Lady Lions faced each other on opposite sides of the diamond.

The Windermere High School varsity softball team defeated Foundation Academy 15-1 Thursday, March 9. The Lady Wolverines (5-2) took the lead early in the game, scoring their first two runs during the first inning. A combined effort on the mound by Julia Paulsen and Miranda Murch allowed the Lady Lions to connect

Gloria Anne Fife

six hits and reach home once during the game.

Windermere is set to travel to Winter Park at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 21, for a non-district game, while Foundation is set to host Horizon at 6 p.m.

Thursday, March 23, for a non-district game.

— ANDREA MUJICA

DIED MARCH 2, 2023. Gloria Anne Fife, 87, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, entered the gates of Heaven on March 2, 2023.

Gloria was born to the late George W. and Valley Bradford Jones on April 19, 1935.

She met the love of her life, the late Walker B. Fife Jr., in 1951, and they married on June 5, 1953. Together, they welcomed three children and later four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Gloria was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; brother, G. W. Jones; and son, Gregory Fife.

Survivors include her daughters, Cheryl Simmons and Kim (Johnny) Tilley; grandchildren, Ashley (David) Henderson, Stephanie Simmons, Drew (Katie) Simmons and Josh (Savannah) Fife; in addition to five precious great-grandchildren. She also leaves many other family members and friends.

Memorial Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Calvary Baptist Church, Winter Garden, Florida.

Arrangements are by Legacy Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8911 Dallas Hollow Road, SoddyDaisy, TN; (423) 843-2525. Share your memories, stories and photos at legacyfuneralhome.com.

BRITTANY CARLSON

DIED MARCH 2, 2023.

Brittany Carlson, 30, of Ocoee/Orlando, Florida, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023.

Brittany was born on Dec. 30, 1992, in Orlando, Florida. She was the daughter of Dana Carlson and Kim (Mathis) Carlson.

She was a loving daughter, sibling, aunt and friend. She enjoyed camping, boating, the beach, the Florida Gators and New York Yankees. Everyone who knew Brittany would tell you she had a vibrant personality and was always the life of the party. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

Besides her loving parents, Dana and Kim, she is survived by brothers, Andrew Carlson of Jupiter, Florida, Jeff Carlson of Orlando, Florida; sister, Shannon (Carlson) Kline of Orlando,

Florida and husband (Jason); nephews, Blake Carlson and Camden Kline; and niece Kennedy Kline. She is also survived by grandmother, Willena Mathis; aunts, Jerilyn Frazier and husband Steve, Jacqueline Trudeau and Gayle Carr; uncles, Duane Mathis and wife Wendy, Neil Carlson and wife Virginia and Matt Carlson. She is preceded in death by grandparents, Jerry Mathis, Roy Carlson and Priscilla Carlson; uncles, Tharyl Mathis and Rene Trudeau; and aunts, Ellen Carlson and Tracy Carlson. The family has yet to set a date for a Celebration of Life and will announce details at a later date on the funeral home website. Funeral arrangements are in the caring guidance of Winter Oak Funeral Home, Winter Garden.